The Puffer Forum

My Puffer died last night and i don't know why. He was acting like he was blocked up and he did not eat his fish from the morning so i put in some epsom salt to help him pass this. He went to the bathroom its was stuff that i had never seen before come out of him it was like golden eggs. And then this morning when i woke up he was dead. He had a couple of bulges on the side of his stomach like his insides ruptured. I have had him for about a year and he is about 13" long. If anyone knows what might have happend or what i did wrong i would love to know.

Sounds like he had internal parasites. What sort of puffer?

he was a fahaka puffer we have been feeding him feeder fish and mussels.

does sound like IP's
feeder fish arent meant to be fed, can carry parasites, and would needed a more varied diet than mussels.

My guess is the diet of feeders killed him:
library/feeding/feeders/

we ordered a bigger tank for him last week, we should have it in a couple days so we are just going to get another fahaka, I was going to feed him blood worms for awhile till he gets older do you have any other suggestions? Thank you all for your input it really helps.

earth worms blood worms .market shrimp, squid, mussels, clams anything at supermarket fahakas are healthy eaters and easy to keep food stocked without ever visiting a fish store.im so sorry for your loss I hope your next fairs better

Puffers need a varied diet. Check out the feeding articles in our Library.